Bantam work () Carved and painted work in imitation of Japan ware. |
Engineering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Engineer |
Engineering (n.) Originally, the art of managing engines |
Grotto-work (n.) Artificial and ornamental rockwork in imitation of a grotto. |
Hand-work (n.) See Handiwork. |
Nuclear (a.) Of or pertaining to a nucleus |
Sabrina work () A variety of applique work for quilts, table covers, etc. |
Separative (a.) Causing, or being to cause, separation. |
Sorrento work () Ornamental work, mostly carved in olivewood, decorated with inlay, made at or near Sorrento, Italy. Hence, more rarely, jig-saw work and the like done anywhere. |
Tut-work (n.) Work done by the piece, as in nonmetaliferous rock, the amount done being usually reckoned by the fathom. |
Unit (n.) A single thing or person. |
Unit (n.) The least whole number |
Unit (n.) A gold coin of the reign of James I., of the value of twenty shillings. |
Unit (n.) Any determinate amount or quantity (as of length, time, heat, value) adopted as a standard of measurement for other amounts or quantities of the same kind. |
Unit (n.) A single thing, as a magnitude or number, regarded as an undivided whole. |
Work (n.) Exertion of strength or faculties |
Work (n.) The matter on which one is at work |
Work (n.) That which is produced as the result of labor |
Work (n.) Specifically: (a) That which is produced by mental labor |
Work (n.) Structures in civil, military, or naval engineering, as docks, bridges, embankments, trenches, fortifications, and the like |
Work (n.) The moving parts of a mechanism |
Work (n.) Manner of working |
Work (n.) The causing of motion against a resisting force. The amount of work is proportioned to, and is measured by, the product of the force into the amount of motion along the direction of the force. See Conservation of energy, under Conservation, Unit of work, under Unit, also Foot pound, Horse power, Poundal, and Erg. |
Work (n.) Ore before it is dressed. |
Work (n.) Performance of moral duties |
Work (n.) To exert one's self for a purpose |
Work (n.) Hence, in a general sense, to operate |
Work (n.) Hence, figuratively, to be effective |
Work (n.) To carry on business |
Work (n.) To be in a state of severe exertion, or as if in such a state |
Work (n.) To make one's way slowly and with difficulty |
Work (n.) To ferment, as a liquid. |
Work (n.) To act or operate on the stomach and bowels, as a cathartic. |
Work (v. t.) To labor or operate upon |
Work (v. t.) To produce or form by labor |
Work (v. t.) To produce by slow degrees, or as if laboriously |
Work (v. t.) To influence by acting upon |
Work (v. t.) To form with a needle and thread or yarn |
Work (v. t.) To set in motion or action |
Work (v. t.) To cause to ferment, as liquor. |
whole unit | an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity, how big is that part compared to the whole?, the team is a unit |
work flow workflow | progress (or rate of progress) in work being done |
work | activity directed toward making or doing something, she checked several points needing further work |
workload work load | work that a person is expected to do in a specified time |
busywork make-work | active work of little value, while he was waiting he filled the days with busywork |
welfare work social service | an organized activity to improve the condition of disadvantaged people in society |
occupation business job line of work line | the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money, he's not in my line of business |
employment work | the occupation for which you are paid, he is looking for employment, a lot of people are out of work |
electrical work | the craft of an electrician |
sheet-metal work | the craft of doing sheet metal work (as in ventilation systems) |
tool-and-die work | the craft of making special tools and dies |
police work police investigation | the investigation of criminal activities |
detection detecting detective work sleuthing | a police investigation to determine the perpetrator, detection is hard on the feet |
somatic cell nuclear transplantation somatic cell nuclear transfer SCNT nuclear transplantation | moving a cell nucleus and its genetic material from one cell to another |
field work | an investigation carried out in the field rather than in a laboratory or headquarters |
time and motion study time-and-motion study time-motion study motion study time study work study | an analysis of a specific job in an effort to find the most efficient method in terms of time and effort |
spying undercover work | the act of keeping a secret watch for intelligence purposes |
mission missionary work | the organized work of a religious missionary |
scut work shitwork | trivial, unrewarding, tedious, dirty, and disagreeable chores, the hospital hired him to do scut work |
nuclear terrorism | the use of a nuclear device by a terrorist organization to cause massive devastation or the use (or threat of use) of fissionable radioactive materials, assaults on nuclear power plants is one form of nuclear terrorism |
work-study program | an educational plan in which students alternate between paid employment and formal study |
technology engineering | the practical application of science to commerce or industry |
aeronautical engineering | the activity of designing and constructing aircraft |
automotive technology automotive engineering | the activity of designing and constructing automobiles |
chemical engineering | the activity of applying chemistry to the solution of practical problems |
nuclear deterrence | the military doctrine that an enemy will be deterred from using nuclear weapons as long as he can be destroyed as a consequence, when two nations both resort to nuclear deterrence the consequence could be mutual destruction |
work-in | occasion when workers continue to work as a protest against e.g. proposed dismissal or closure of the factory |
social work | any of various services designed to aid the poor and aged and to increase the welfare of children |
work to rule | a job action in which workers cause a slowdown by doing only the minimum amount required by the rules of the workplace |
strike work stoppage | a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions, the strike lasted more than a month before it was settled |
work animal | an animal trained for and used for heavy labor |
atomic warhead nuclear warhead thermonuclear warhead nuke | the warhead of a missile designed to deliver an atom bomb |
booster booster rocket booster unit takeoff booster takeoff rocket | the first stage of a multistage rocket |
brogan brogue clodhopper work shoe | a thick and heavy shoe |
Bunker Buster Guided Bomb Unit- GBU- | a , pound laser-guided bomb that can be programmed to penetrate to a given depth before exploding, used to penetrate hardened underground facilities |
central processing unit CPU C.P.U. central processor processor mainframe | (computer science) the part of a computer (a microprocessor chip) that does most of the data processing, the CPU and the memory form the central part of a computer to which the peripherals are attached |
engineering engine room | a room (as on a ship) in which the engine is located |
loudspeaker speaker speaker unit loudspeaker system speaker system | electro-acoustic transducer that converts electrical signals into sounds loud enough to be heard at a distance |
nautilus nuclear submarine nuclear-powered submarine | a submarine that is propelled by nuclear power |
nuclear-powered ship | ship whose motive power comes from the energy of a nuclear reactor |
nuclear reactor reactor | (physics) any of several kinds of apparatus that maintain and control a nuclear reaction for the production of energy or artificial elements |
nuclear rocket | a rocket engine in which a nuclear reactor is used to heat a propellant |
nuclear weapon atomic weapon | a weapon of mass destruction whose explosive power derives from a nuclear reaction |
oeuvre work body of work | the total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it), he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre, Picasso's work can be divided into periods |
round unit of ammunition one shot | a charge of ammunition for a single shot |
semiconductor device semiconductor unit semiconductor | a conductor made with semiconducting material |
visual display unit VDU | (British) British term for video display |
wall unit | a piece of furniture having several units that stands against one wall of a room |
work piece of work | a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing, it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works, the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work, he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey, the work of an active imagination, erosion is the work of wind or water over time |
workbench work bench bench | a strong worktable for a carpenter or mechanic |